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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Friday, April 10
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Friday, April 10, 2026

Woman dies in custody at Pueblo County jail

Officials with the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after an inmate died Thursday afternoon from unknown causes, according to the department.

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Girl thrown from vehicle, killed in crash on I-25 in southern Colorado

Investigators said the Jeep’s rear door was damaged and opened during the crash, ejecting a juvenile girl who died from her injuries at the scene.

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Man spending decades in prison for 2 Aurora murders takes deal, pleads guilty to killing Denver cellmate

Ricky Roybal-Smith was sentenced to 56 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the strangulation of his Denver cellmate, court records show.

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Person struck by lightning and injured in Superior

A person was struck by lightning in Superior and taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon.

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Aurora officer was stabbed in head before fatally shooting attacker, chief says

The officer was taken to a hospital by police and was in surgery Thursday evening. The knife-wielding man was taken to a hospital by ambulance and pronounced dead.

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Colorado snow plow driver charged in fatal I-70 crash with youth hockey team

A Colorado Department of Transportation snow plow driver is facing eight misdemeanor charges in a deadly crash with a youth hockey team on Interstate 70 in January, state patrol officials said.

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Owner of shuttered Boulder dance studio turns herself in on theft, fraud charges

The owner of the shuttered Boulder dance studio was arrested Thursday afternoon after being indicted on accusations of staging two break-ins and getting more than $567,000 in fraudulent insurance payouts.